Chinese cruiser Ying Rui
Ying Rui (Chinese: 應瑞; pinyin: Yìng Ruì; Wade–Giles: Ying Swei; lit. 'Propitious Promise') was a protected cruiser built for the Imperial Chinese Navy, which served with the Republic of China Navy. She was built by Vickers Limited in Barrow-in-Furness, England. She was one of three Chao Ho class protected cruisers built, although each one was to different specifications. Initially designated as a training vessel, she saw action at Amoy (now Xiamen) during the Warlord era, before returning again to her training role.
Chinese cruiser Ying Rui | |
| History | |
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| Republic of China | |
| Name | Ying Rui (應瑞) |
| Builder | Vickers Limited |
| Cost | £204,000 |
| Laid down | 12 December 1910 |
| Launched | 13 July 1911 |
| Completed | 2 December 1911 |
| Homeport | Nanjing |
| Fate | Sunk 25 October 1937 by Japanese Aircraft |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Chao Ho-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement | 2,460 long tons (2,500 tonnes) |
| Length | 330 feet (100 metres) |
| Beam | 39.5 ft (12.0 m) |
| Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Three-shaft Parsons steam turbines, 2 cylindrical and 4 White-Foster boilers; 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) |
| Speed | 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Complement | 270 |
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ying Rui was assigned to the Central Fleet. She was bombarded during August and September 1937 by planes of the Imperial Japanese Navy, becoming damaged. By the following month, she was the last vessel of the fleet left afloat. As her armament was being removed for use as shore batteries during the Battle of Nanjing, she was once again attacked by planes from the Japanese aircraft carriers, and was sunk.